OC3030 Oceanographic Computing and Data Display

Course emphasizes the use of the computer as a tool in oceanography problem-solving. Use of various software packages for graphics, scientific visualization, statistics and numerical computation. Graded: Pass/Fail. Prerequisites: None.

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Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Design algorithms to solve problems.
Use the MATLAB GUI (Graphical User Interface) effectively.
Write moderately complex programs in MATLAB to solve scientific and mathematical problems.
Given segments of MATLAB code, be able to determine what the program will do and what results will be obtained.
Display and visualize data in a variety of increasingly complex ways.
Use systematic procedures to debug programs.
Design testing procedures to validate programs.
Follow best practices in structured programming techniques.
Know how and where to find help.
Be able to use MATLAB’s parallel processing capability and identifying bottlenecks in code.